Combination pencil container and lead magazine



A. F. GAIDOS COMBINATION PENCIL CONTAINER AND LEAD MAGAZINE July 17, 1928. 1,677,387

Filed May 18. 1926 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

pencil container, lead magazine and scale Ratented July 17, 1928.

' ALONZO F. GAIDOS, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

Application filed May 18, 1926. Serial No. 109,848.,

This invention relates to a combination which may be advantageously used in the mechanical arts by draughtsmen, machinists,

pattern makers, etc.

The objectof the present invention is to provide an elongated container preferably of triangular cross-section which may serve as a receptacle or shell for a pencil, the shell being so constructed that the point or lead of the pencil will project through one end of the container and thereby permit use of the pencil while within the container; to provide means whereby the pencil may be readily withdrawn from the shell and used in conjunction with the shell for ruling, sketching, etc.; to provide one or more scales on the exterior surface of the shell for measuring purposes; to provide an interior shell which serves as a guide and retainer for the pencil when in service, and which forms, in conjunction with the exterior shell, one or more intermediate compartments for the re ception of spareleads; and further to provide a removable cap or closure for the leadcontaining compartments.

One form which my invention may as 1 sume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichl Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of pencil that may be employed. I

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the container or shell in which the pencil is inserted.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the container showing the pencil inserted therein.

Fig. 4. is a cross-section on line et-t of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing one method of using the pencil and container.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing an other method of using the pencil and container.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, A indicates in general an elongated container terminating in a pointed perforated end 2 and open at the opposite end. The container may be constructed of any suitable material, such as sheet metal, bakelite, celluloid, etc., and is preferably triangular in cross-section, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4:, to form a series of flat exterior surfaces 3, e and 5 which prevent rolling of the container when placed on an inclined surface, and which furthermore permit application on the exterior surfaces of graduated scales such as indicated .at6.

Suitably secured interiorlyof the contains er, as by soldering orotherwise and ten. mmatingv at the points 7 and8, is a shell 9. The shell shown in the present instance'is hexagonal in cross-section, or it may be round or otherwise.

Theshell is adapted to receive and retain 1 i a pencil such asgenerally indicated at B. A.ny suitable pencil, whether of the mechanical magazine type or otherwise, may be employed. The lead ll at the point of the pen- 011 projects through the pointed perforated end of the container when inserted as shown in Figs. 3 and 5 and assuch permits the device as a whole to be used as an ordinary pencil. (See particularly Fig. 5). The interiorshell 9. is, of course, centrally. positioned with relation tothe exterior shell and such forms a perfect guide when the pencil B is inserted, which insures registration of the pointed ends and projection of the lead 11 through the tapered perforated end.

2lof the container without danger of brealrmg. the lead. The shell. performs a second function, toewit,'that of dividing the interior ofthe container A into a number .of separated compartments such as shown atl2, 13 and 14." These compartments may serve as receptacles fori'spare leads, such as shown at 16, and'the leads are retainedagainst accidental removal by means of a closure or cap generally indicated at C. A friction fit type of cap is employed. The inner end 18 fits the interior of the open end of the container A. A shoulder 19 on the cap forms a stop limiting the inward movement and the outer end tapers as shown at 20 to produce an or.- namental effect and topermit the cap to be readily grasped.

The center portlon of the cap is provided with an opening 21 through which the pencil B is inserted and itis thus possible to insert -or remove the pencil without removing the cap. The pencil employed should preferably be provided with a head or extension 22 to permit the pencil to be readily grasped when inserting or removing the same.

The cap is provided with a central interior sleeve 23 which is also preferably hexagonal in cross-section or, in other words, of

the same cross-sectional shape as the interior shell. If the pencil employed is hexagonal in shape, the interior shelland the sleeve 23 will be hexagonal. If the pencil is round, the shell and the sleeve 28 will also be round.

A device constructed as described is orna mental in appearance and exceedingly useful in the mechanical arts. The pencil can be readily withdrawn from the container and used in conjunction with the container as a ruler for ruling, sketching, etc., as shown in Fig. 6, or the pencil as a whole can be used as shown in F ig. 5. Again, by employing graduatedscales as shown, the container may be used for measuring maps, drawings or anything desired, and as such should prove an indispensable instrument for mechanics and draughtsmen in general. Ample spaceis provided for the reception of spare leads which is a decided advantage if a mechanical or magazine type of pencil is employed, and as several "compartments are formed-leads of'dilfere-n't degrees of hardness may be 'rovid'ed.

It Wi 1 be understood that the entire unit, to-Wit,the triangular container and the pencil mounted therein, is exceedingly compact and about the size of an ordinary pencil so that it maybe held comfortably in the hand while writing or drawing as shown in Fig. '5. The triang'ular shape of the container permi'ts the 'applicat-ion'of several scales; for

instance, inch metric scales, etc., and it furthermore prevents the pencil from rolling olf pitched drawing boards, or from rolling away when dropped on the floor.

While certain features of thepresent invention are more or less specifically illus trated, Iwish i't understood that various changes in form and proportion may be resorted to Within the scope of the appended claims. I similarly Wish it understood that the materials and finish of the several parts employed may .be such as the expe'rlenc'e and judgment of the manufacturer may dictate or. various uses demand.

a tapered perforated end portion and open at the opposite end to receive a. pencil, and permitting the lead of the pencil to project through the perforated tapered end, a. shell secured within the container in spaced relation with the Walls thereof and terminatingat its front end at the tapered'end portion,

the rear end of the container beingextended beyond the shell, and a cap fitting'within the.

extension of the container and closing the space between the shell and the container for confining lead, therein, said cap having an opening in alignment with the shell 'to permit the pencil to be passedthrough the cap and the shell without removing the cap from the container.

2. A device of the class described, comprising an elongated container, triangular in cross section, and terminatingin a tapered perforated end portion and open at the opposite end to receive a pencil, andpe'rmitting the lead of the pencil to-project through'the perforated tapered end, a hexagonal shell secured Within the container and fi'ttechflat against the adjacent walls thereof and forming lead receiving spaces at theangles of the container, said shell terminating at its front end at the tapered end portion of the conta-inerand the container being extended beyond the rear end of the shell, and aca-p fitting within the container and closing the lead receiving spaces and provided with an opening arranged in alignment with the shell to permit the pencil to be passed through the cap and the shell without removing the cap from the container.

ALONZO F. GAIDOS. 

